Our PreSchool Blog

The favorite part of our day…show and share!  But how are the children benefiting from the experiences?

• Learning How to Ask Questions and Answer: many preschool children do not understand the difference between a statement and a question, and so going through the process helps teach this concept.

• Speech Development: for the speaker, show and share provides an opportunity to use descriptive language, concept thinking, story telling and so forth. Overall, it helps develop effective communication.

• Emotional Development: giving children time to share a part of their home life, their interests, with the group creates an environment of caring and fosters their emotional selves.

• Respectful Listening: show and tell can create structure for preschool children to learn how to be respectful when someone is talking and to use proper manners

• Children Take the Lead: the act of show and share, from choosing the item, to talking about it in front of peers, to showing it to everyone, provides children the chance to be in charge, and have their choices and voice honored. This is especially true for the more shy children in the group.

We started our unit this week about Farm Harvests!  After reading the book, The Little Red Hen by Jerry Pinky, we watched as a real farmer harvested his fields of wheat and transported them to the silo in a gravity wagon.  The big machines were fun to watch!  We hit the kitchen and made our own homemade bread and we made sure to all help so that we could all enjoy the delicious snack when it came out of the oven!

We put the finishing touches on our Blue Ringed Octopus’ in pre-k today.  Click on the Blue Ringed Octopus below to see the video we watched about this beautiful creature in group time.

Writing on a vertical surface is beneficial to a child who is a beginning writer.  The angle of a the vertical surface makes it easier for children to see and, as a result, develop fine motor skills. The slant of the board also promotes shoulder, arm and hand coordination.